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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.0

CVE-2023-6253 json

Saved Uninstall Key in Digital Guardian Agent Uninstaller

published 2023-11-22 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-58498

cvss
6.0
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A saved encryption key in the Uninstaller in Digital Guardian's Agent before version 7.9.4 allows a local attacker to retrieve the uninstall key and remove the software by extracting the uninstaller key from the memory of the uninstaller file.

Patch / fix

  • Fortra Digital Guardian Agent 7.9.4

Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • r.sec-consult.com https://r.sec-consult.com/fortra referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/14 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175956/Fortra-Digital-Guardian-Agent-Uninstaller-Cross-Site-Scripting-UninstallKey-Cached.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Fortra Digital Guardian Agent

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-922 Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

References

Sources

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